New Africa Tech Company Connects Farmers and Buyers

7 years ago

Farmcrowdy Group (FCG), has launched a new subsidiary, Farmgate Africa, a technology-driven agro-trading market place for agriculture commodities in Africa.…

African tech startups raised $1.163B in equity in 2018

7 years ago

African tech startups raised $1.163B in 2018 according to Partech Africa’s 2018 annual report on the financing on the continent…

Egyptian entrepreneurs join global Endeavor network

7 years ago

Mounir Nakhla, co-founder of Egyptian ride-hailing startup Halan, and the three co-founders of mass transit system Swvl have been chosen…

South African voter details exposed on IEC website

7 years ago

The South African National Elections will be held on 8 May 2019, and voters have been encouraged to register online…

Nigerian motorcycle taxi app Gokada to open driver training school

7 years ago

Lagos-based on-demand motorcycle taxi app Gokada has celebrated its first birthday with the launch of its new office in Ilupeju,…

South Africa will be tracking social media fake news ahead of the 2019 elections

7 years ago

Can South Africa really hold a general election on 8 May 2019 in a way that it really represents the views of…

Kerb, an ‘Airbnb for parking spaces’ launches in Kenya

7 years ago

Kerb, an Australian ‘Airbnb for Parking’ has launched in Kenya to allow car users find parking easily as well as let…

Microsoft to open office in Lagos dedicated to developing mixed reality and artificial intelligence

7 years ago

Alex Kipman, a Microsoft Technical Fellow and the co-creator of HoloLens, announced on Twitter Microsoft is opening an engineering office…

Nigeria’s AMPZ.TV, Ghana’s OZÉ & Kenya’s WayaWaya named regional winners in MEST Africa’s $50,000 pitch competition

7 years ago

Five promising start-ups from across Africa have been chosen as regional winners in MEST Africa’s annual Pan-African pitch competition, moving…

South Africa tech startup InvestSure raises $685k funding round

7 years ago

South African insurtech startup InvestSure has raised ZAR9.6 million (US$685,000) in funding to broaden its offering and expand into new…